Matthew scrannage



. PATBNTBD AUG. 27, 18:67. M. & W. SCRANNAGB at W. H. BATH."

No. A68,123.

SWINGNOSE BASIN FAUGET'.

Kmsxmxw lnitrh- -tatrs 'getint @ffice MATTHEW SCRANNAGE, WILLIAM SCRANNAGE, AND WALLACE n. BATE'` orv BoSToN, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No, 68,123, dated August 27,186?.

VIntraovnivisir: In SWING-Ness VBASIN rAUcnTs.

'ro lALL WHOM IT MAY concime:`

Be it known that 'we,MATTHnw SonANNAGn, WILLIAM ScnANNAGE, and WALLAeE VII.BATn, allot Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, havo` invented certain new and useful improvements in Swing-Nose Basin Faucets; and wc do hereby declare that the following is a yfull and exact' description thereof, referenccbeing had to the accompanying drawings, land to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in so constructing a basin faucet thatwe may dispense with the handle or lever, plug and cap of theordinary compression-cock, and making the outlet tube answer the fourfold purpose of handle, plug, cap, and outlet, .thereby achieving greater strength, solidity, anl simplicity of construction, together with the grand desideratum called'in trade pai-lance a swing-nose. A I

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will procecd'to describe its construction and use. Y

Figure 1 Vis an elevation et' our improved basin faucet.` Figure 2 shows the same in section. Y 'Figui-e3 is al plan of out' basin faucet. The dotted lines represent it as it appears when turned baek. To construct our improved basin faucet weprocecd asV follows: We rst make of suitable metal tho shank4 C B, figs. 1 and 2. The lower ond `of this shank has a screw, C, cut upon it, as shown in iig. 2; this serves to connect it to the delivery pipe. The uppercn'd of lthis pipe is also provided ,with a. coarse-cut screw at K, fig. rlliis screw fits in the corresponding one cut in thc-head or cap iig. 2. The cap anduose A E are constructed olf any suitable metal, in. the general manner and form shown in the drawings. The part Fforming 4the ornament of the cap is screwed intothe globe part A,`as represented in iig. 2. 'Ilielower end ofF has n. valve-seat, H, made of soft metal swcatcd or soldered o'n to its lower end, as shown in iig. 2. D represents a follower or nut, which screws into the part of 4the-cap A, and itsarouud the neck B ofthe shank. Between the follower D and the washer I any suitable packing is pla-ced, which, pressing closely around the neck B, makes the cock watertight Fig. 2 represents the cock'as it appears in section when open, 'the water iiowing in the direction indicated by the arrow X. It will readily he seen that 4ifrwe take hold offthe nose E and turn the cap around it will screw itself down, so as to bring the-` soft metal valve H hard dow'n upon theend .of the shank B, -thus eifectually closing the water-cock and checking the 'iow of water.

This faucet combines the utility of tho compression with the convenience ofthe ground-joint faucet, and lis superior to the latter, because' at any angle the tube is moved to, the water runs, and it permits a greater ilow than can be obtained from anyswingfbasin faucet of similar size now vin use. Where, in other faucets they place the working plugs .in n chamber formed above the'valvejseat, we reverse the procedure, and form the. l plug on the shank, thus dispensing with the .use of separate' plugs, handles,'&c., and causing the chamber with its outlet tube, 56e., which forms the cap', to workover this plug, forming the lid of the valve in the top of the l chamber, or in an hornament fastened intoth top. This chamber being fitted to its place on the plug, Awe keep it there, andata the saine time make the cock pressure tight by means of the packing-box O on the lower-part of the chamber, with its stuing-nut uponA the shank. Another feature of the faucet is the manner o f forming a soft-metal valve lid by sweating thc metals together, thereby forming a solid washer, avoiding the use of a separate washer and screw, much preferable on account of its non-liability to get out oforder, (a great fault in the old method,) and easiuess of repair. l p p Having thu's fully described and set forth'the utility of our improved basin-faucet, we will now state our claim.

' What we claim as our invention,` and desire to secure by ,Letters Patent, is

A. `swing-nose basin faucet, when the 'several parts A, B, E, 0F, and H thereof are constructed and arranged substantially as-described and for the purpose set forth.

MATTHEW SCRANNAGE, WILLIAM SCRANNAGEL j Witnesses: 4 .WALLAcnn BATE. FRANK G. PARKER, Y, i WILLIAM A.. Asnl. 

